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Post by TheEvilZX2 on Dec 16, 2019 16:36:03 GMT -5
the only clutch adjustment i am aware of is the rod from the clutch pedal to the slave cylinder.
however, i have seen different "height" throwout bearings. perhaps this could be your issue?
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Post by krux303 on Dec 16, 2019 17:52:47 GMT -5
Adjusted the pedal to contact the clutch mastercylinder closer pedal feels good like the daily ,held the pedal to the floor and pulled the boot on the slave cylinder and its as far as it can move without blowing apart,stuck a bore scope in the bell housing and seen the fork amd throw out bearing engage the pressuer plate but cant tell if the bearing is spinning Any thoughts? Clutch plate and preasure plate were aligned? No misalignment? Trying to figure out if something binding.
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Post by ford74 on Dec 16, 2019 22:30:39 GMT -5
Used an alignment tool when installing, everything feels free and looks free watching on a bore scope,ill have to check what evil said and see if the new throwout bearing is the same as the old one Its acting like the bearing isnt pressing far enough to release
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Post by krux303 on Dec 21, 2019 17:18:55 GMT -5
Two dumb questions:
1) I bought a Energy Suspension Stabilizer Bushing. Its nothing near the size of my aftermarket short throw shifter. Is this suppose to be used somewhere else?
2) Anyone replace the rack bushings? I have a set of Energy Suspension to replace them with. The bracket next towards passenger side is bearable, but the the rest, what the heck?
Oh yes, I forgot. I replaced the rear sway bar links and d-bushing as well as the front sway bar links with Energy Suspension. The rear d-bushings, you will need to "hollow" out due to the size difference if you have an upgraded bar (mine is 19mm). The front sway bar links were extremely tight to get in on one side (used pry bar to lift sway bar) and the other side was easy. I won't know how the car handles until the spring, but the quality and size difference vs stock is significant.
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Post by TheEvilZX2 on Dec 21, 2019 18:49:05 GMT -5
1) the stabilizer bar bushing is for the other bar that goes between the shifter tower and the transmission. its the one that doesnt move when you shift, just bolts on down there on the trans side.
2) not sure what you mean about the rack bushings, they should be pretty straight forward. I can get you some pics tomorrow of everything disassembled if it helps. ive got loose subframes and racks in the shop
for larger diameter rear sway bars i believe "prothane" sells properly sized bushings for the 21 and 19mm bars. IIRC they are even harder (denser?) than the ES bushings. yeah the front sway bar bushings can be a bitch, one side always take a little more effort to get in once the other is in and holding everything together.
today i actually went out to the shop and worked on the built motor. alot of things to do there. im still not quite feeling up to doing all the work that needs to be done on the turbo car so this was "easy" work.
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Post by krux303 on Dec 21, 2019 19:06:01 GMT -5
1) the stabilizer bar bushing is for the other bar that goes between the shifter tower and the transmission. its the one that doesnt move when you shift, just bolts on down there on the trans side. 2) not sure what you mean about the rack bushings, they should be pretty straight forward. I can get you some pics tomorrow of everything disassembled if it helps. ive got loose subframes and racks in the shop for larger diameter rear sway bars i believe "prothane" sells properly sized bushings for the 21 and 19mm bars. IIRC they are even harder (denser?) than the ES bushings. yeah the front sway bar bushings can be a bitch, one side always take a little more effort to get in once the other is in and holding everything together. today i actually went out to the shop and worked on the built motor. alot of things to do there. im still not quite feeling up to doing all the work that needs to be done on the turbo car so this was "easy" work. If your down there tomorrow, can you take a picture of where the bushing goes. I'm trying to find a pic online and coming up with nothing. Seems like the brackets for the rack are in a tight spot when I was under the car today. I ordered the bushing for a 91-96 Escort GT which the bushings show 3/4 (19mm). I had to use a bit up to 7/8 (22mm) to the bushing to fit around the bar. I'm wondering if the GT I pulled it from had the wagon bar on it for some reason.
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Post by TheEvilZX2 on Dec 21, 2019 20:07:37 GMT -5
sounds like it did have the 21mm bar. yeah i'll get you some pics when im out there tomorrow.
im gonna be documenting the cam settings that this built motor is set to. why? mostly because if this is the setting it was at when it made 352whp id like to be able to recreate that at some point. or maybe find some flaws in the way they were setup and make improvements. basically i want to know what it was at before i go tearing the whole thing apart to give it a good look over.
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Post by krux303 on Dec 21, 2019 21:14:42 GMT -5
sounds like it did have the 21mm bar. yeah i'll get you some pics when im out there tomorrow. im gonna be documenting the cam settings that this built motor is set to. why? mostly because if this is the setting it was at when it made 352whp id like to be able to recreate that at some point. or maybe find some flaws in the way they were setup and make improvements. basically i want to know what it was at before i go tearing the whole thing apart to give it a good look over. Thanks man! Sounds like your having fun with your build. Its always a good idea to document to have a reference later. This is the one thing nobody did besides me when I majored in automotive. Teacher would be like "ready set go!". Id go to the computer using all data and document all the steps and research. Everyone would start tearing things apart. TSBs normally would point me in the direction and id label/log my parts coming off. Id get done quicker because of this. A students face having extra car parts and it not working at the end of a project was funny.
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Post by ford74 on Dec 21, 2019 23:31:24 GMT -5
Drove the daily 482 miles to paris Illinois to surprise mom...success.
I drilled out a set of energy suspension buschings for the 19mm sway bar from the wagon to fit my 21mm sway bar on my project car , seemed to fit well but havent driven the car yet cause of the throw out bearing
I put them in the bracket and clamped a flat plate to hold the busching and you need a sharp drill bit and go slow for a clean cut
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Post by krux303 on Dec 22, 2019 8:22:08 GMT -5
Drove the daily 482 miles to paris Illinois to surprise mom...success. I drilled out a set of energy suspension buschings for the 19mm sway bar from the wagon to fit my 21mm sway bar on my project car , seemed to fit well but havent driven the car yet cause of the throw out bearing I put them in the bracket and clamped a flat plate to hold the busching and you need a sharp drill bit and go slow for a clean cut Glad you were able to visit your mom. Where do you live at? I used a spade drill bit which worked wonderfully. These bushings are in tight so I'm excited to see how it feels afterwards. Hopefully you can get your other car up and running. Nothing more fusturating to work on a project and thinking your doing everything right.
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Post by TheEvilZX2 on Dec 22, 2019 11:53:27 GMT -5
Easiest pic I could get without jacking something up and getting under there. This is looking down from the passenger side under good towards the transmission. That white sheathed wire is the downstream O2 sensor, it passes right over shifter stabilizer where that ES bushing should go. Pic rotated somehow when uploaded, should be rotated 90 deg CCW.
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Post by krux303 on Dec 22, 2019 13:10:47 GMT -5
Easiest pic I could get without jacking something up and getting under there. This is looking down from the passenger side under good towards the transmission. That white sheathed wire is the downstream O2 sensor, it passes right over shifter stabilizer where that ES bushing should go. Pic rotated somehow when uploaded, should be rotated 90 deg CCW. Thanks man, appreciate it. This might help stop the buzzing I get in my shifter at times.
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Post by ford74 on Dec 22, 2019 20:38:05 GMT -5
I live near Pittsburgh pa ....yeah hopefully i can get the trans out and figured out in one night thats all i need to get done.
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Post by krux303 on Dec 22, 2019 22:00:45 GMT -5
I live near Pittsburgh pa ....yeah hopefully i can get the trans out and figured out in one night thats all i need to get done. Knowing your skill set, I'm sure you'll figure it out.
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Post by ford74 on Dec 23, 2019 16:31:08 GMT -5
Went to a local u-pull while on vacation in Illinois today........found a s/r Got all 4 struts,the complete rear axle assembly and proportioning valves , cwq3 ecu and gauge cluster for $350
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Post by TheEvilZX2 on Dec 23, 2019 16:34:14 GMT -5
holy goldmine batman! what a find! merry christmas to you sir!
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Post by krux303 on Dec 23, 2019 19:58:24 GMT -5
Went to a local u-pull while on vacation in Illinois today........found a s/r Got all 4 struts,the complete rear axle assembly and proportioning valves , cwq3 ecu and gauge cluster for $350 Sweet! Im about to do the rear disk swap myself. I have the hubs repainted, new rotors, new pads, remain calipers. I have the ebrake cables and disc master cylinder. I keep hearing everyone using the drum master so I'm going to keep using mine.
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Post by ford74 on Dec 23, 2019 22:42:52 GMT -5
KRUX303 you can get a new mastercylinder from rockauto for about $45 and the proportioning valve is the same from a 2004 Hyundai sonata if you cant find gt or s/r.
If your close enough to Pittsburg i got a pair of gt j could meet you.
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Post by ford74 on Dec 23, 2019 22:52:59 GMT -5
Should have said just look up for a 2000 zx2 s/r. Raybestos mc390449 is the mastercylinder i used on the project car
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Post by krux303 on Dec 24, 2019 7:06:53 GMT -5
Should have said just look up for a 2000 zx2 s/r. Raybestos mc390449 is the mastercylinder i used on the project car The feedback I received overall is that there was not a difference or if any very small when using the drum master. I'll keep those part numbers just incase I decide to switch over to a disc master. Even though I got all the used parts for the swap, I figure to spend the money putting new parts in to make it safe.
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Post by ford74 on Dec 24, 2019 18:56:11 GMT -5
Parked in a parking garage for the first time with the zx2.......that s/r borla sounds good echoing through there
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Post by krux303 on Dec 29, 2019 14:54:56 GMT -5
History: I found an S/R on Ebay junkyard that thought it was a a regular Escort. I picked up all the hubs, rotors, calipers, ebrake, master cylinder and they even threw some extras all for $275.00. Now most people would have cleaned it up and called it good. Since I am going to keep this car for a long time, I bought all new parts from rotors, pads, brake lines and calipers. Before (I love how bent the dust shields were): After:
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Post by TheEvilZX2 on Dec 29, 2019 19:35:16 GMT -5
looking damn clean!
one of these years ill work on the rear disc hubs ive got or pull from the other car i have that is already swapped.
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Post by krux303 on Dec 29, 2019 19:41:08 GMT -5
looking damn clean! one of these years ill work on the rear disc hubs ive got or pull from the other car i have that is already swapped. Thanks for the kind words. I can't wait to swap them in but prefer when its warmer outside. I'm looking at doing something with the headlights coming up here.
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Post by TheEvilZX2 on Dec 29, 2019 20:15:05 GMT -5
I recently sanded and polished the he'll outta my wife and my dailys. They definitely needed it, and some new hella bulbs helped immensely
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Post by krux303 on Dec 29, 2019 20:51:16 GMT -5
I recently sanded and polished the he'll outta my wife and my dailys. They definitely needed it, and some new hella bulbs helped immensely It looks much better! I'm thinking of taking them apart, put projectors, paint inside black and take reflector out.
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Post by TheEvilZX2 on Dec 29, 2019 20:55:17 GMT -5
Thats something ive always wanted to do as well. I bought some projectors years ago from an infiniti (I think) but they ended up being the high beam housings, I never pursued it since then. I always seem to keep spending money on making the turbo car faster lol
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Post by krux303 on Dec 29, 2019 21:12:10 GMT -5
Thats something ive always wanted to do as well. I bought some projectors years ago from an infiniti (I think) but they ended up being the high beam housings, I never pursued it since then. I always seem to keep spending money on making the turbo car faster lol I don't blame you on making it faster. Then again, you know it would look good with a projector looking aggressive saying "race me". I'm looking at buying mine from the retro source store for projectors.
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Post by TheEvilZX2 on Dec 29, 2019 21:21:29 GMT -5
Let me know what fits from them. They dont list the ZX2 on their site.
If I ever do it I'll probably just buy a set of black housing lights and split them and install projectors. Then probably go LED bulbs, HIDs are always so problematic...
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Post by krux303 on Dec 29, 2019 22:13:47 GMT -5
Let me know what fits from them. They dont list the ZX2 on their site. If I ever do it I'll probably just buy a set of black housing lights and split them and install projectors. Then probably go LED bulbs, HIDs are always so problematic... I'll pm you tomorrow which one does. I keep thinking about black housing head lamp. But if you have it open, then you can paint it black inside.
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